The broadcast will not cost you a button, provided you already have a 3D TV set and an HD tuner, showing as it is on the free-to-air BBC HD channel.

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The coverage will be broadcast live on 2 and 3 July, and is also showing at a small number of 3D cinema screenings.

Danielle Nagler, Head of BBC HD and 3D, says: "I'm delighted that in this anniversary year we're bringing UK audiences a new way of getting close to the action on Centre Court. I'm sure that 3D will only add to the drama as the world's greatest players compete for the championship."